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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Wisdom Behind the Counter.
From the PHILADELPHIA Press

From the Philadelphia Press.
"Some one told me that q smile
would go g. long way toward helping M
become q successful saleswOman,'
said a girl to whom store life was yet
new, "and I have smiled and smiled
until [ don't think / could look
solemn at the funeral of my best
friend. actually grin from morning
till night, and think shall have to
give my mouth rest if [ don't sell a
dollars worth the rest of the day.
l came here with the determination
to be good natured and pleasant to
every one, no matter how cranky a
customer I might have, but really it
is harder work than thought. Still,
| am sure good nature pays, and ]
don't know Of any position that re-
quires more patience than that of a
saleswoman. A rather stupid girl
with sweet, even disposition is more
apt to succeed than a brighter girl
who is quick tempered. I mean to
earn $50 a week some day, if l wear
out my mouth smiling. | try to be
80 pleasant to my customers that
they won't let any one else wait on
them, but ask me to take them to other
counters. Then when I get q good
trade my salary will be raised and /
will receive considerable extra as per-
centage. Yes, a bright, good natured
girl is pretty apt to have her salary in
creased in time, and need not be
afraid to begin on So H. week if she
has g. home and will not be required
to pay her board while she is gaining
experience. In this store ST and So a
week is the average salary"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
RETAINS IN RETIREMENT.

The Gar Gives Up His Proposed Visit to
st. Petersburg-NihiIist Arrests.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 22.-The
Gar has abandoned his intention of
staying several weeks in St. Peters
burg and has returned to Gatschina.
This alteration of the Cars plans is
said to have been made in conse-
quence of additional arrests made on
Easter Sunday on the Newsky pros
pect OF several persons In addition to
those before reported arrested, all Of
whom it was ascertained had taken
positions along that thoroughfare for
the purpose of making fresh attempt
on the Cars life. These arrests were
made quietly in order to avoid alarm,
and until now the police have sue
ceeded in keeping the fact that they
were made at all secret.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE,

Capital and Labor Cooperate in a Cincin.
natl Manufactury.
CINCINNATI, O., April 2O.-The firm
of Proctor & Gamble, manufacturers
has made proposition for allowing
their employees to share in the profits
of the firm. The plan is to appoint
three trustees, two book.keepers and
q superintendent in the firms employ,
who shall twice year ascertain TIE
amount of profits during the preced-
ing six months, allowing as expenses
6 per cent. interest on the capital en-
ployed, and reasonable salaries 10
members of the firm, devoting their
time to it's interests, and then divide
these profits between the firm and the
employees in proportion to the capital
and the wages earned. The employees
have accepted the proposition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
OFFICIALS INTERFERE.
The Post Office Inspector After an Ente
prising Chicago Man.

The Post Office Inspector After an Enter
prising Chicago Man.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 21.-The post
Office authorities have stopped the
delivery of registered mail to T. 8.
Gardner, and several publications by
the names of the Farm Journal, Farm
ers' Album and Farming World. It
is also said that the department has
determined on the arrest and prosecu-
ton of Gardner on the grounds that
his publications are ga swindle on the
public and g. fraud on the United
States mail SERVICE" It is claimed
that for some time Gardner has been
receiving over fifty registered letters g.
day, each containing postal order
for from SIS to $12, and has sent out
over 100000 circulars and specimen
copies of his papers within three
months through the second.class mail
alone.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
STRUCK A BIG BOULDER,

Fatal Accident on the McKeesport Rail
way this Morning.
PTTsBURG. Pa, April 21.-A heavy
coke train on the Pittsburg, McKees-
port & Youghiogheny Railroad ran in
to large boulder near Fuller Station,
fifty miles east of Pittsburg, about l
O'Clock this morning, and was badly
wrecked. The fireman, Charles Silk,
and brakeman named George Lewis
we're caught between the engine and
cars and crushed to death. Their re-
mains were terribly mangled and al
most unacceptable. Engineer Samuel
Ramsey was thrown from the cab into
the Youghiogheny River and quite Sc
verely hurt. He was rescued from g.
watery grave by the remaining men,
bers of the crew, who were not in
jured. The boulder had evidently
fallen from the hill during the night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
TWENTY PERSONS INJURED.

Terrible Wreck Caused by the Bursting
of a Rag Boiler at Paterson, n. j.
A terrible wreck was caused by the
explosion of a rotary rag boiler in the
Ivanhoe paper mill at Paterson,
N. J., on the 23d. It wrecked large
portion OF the mill, went up through
the roof, scared into the air and
came down on J. II. Booth & Co. g
silk mill across the street, playing
havoc with that also. About
twenty persons we're injured. Will
lam jenkins had piece
OF his scalp taken off by flying frag-
ments. He was blown into the race
way. Michael Burk, who had charge
of the boiler, is missing and is sup
posed to be under the ruins. James
Simpson was horribly crushed. Dan.
lei Bergen was seriously injured
Mary Keisbury, Elizabeth Farrell.
Mrs. Mccormick and Bridget Cow.
an, employees, were badly hurt.
Three girls in Booths silk mill were
badly hurt. Owen Burns was dug out
badly bruised. The loss on property
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
ANOTHER CYCLONE.
Missouri and Kansas Visited by Death
dealing Wind,

Missouri and Kansas Visited by Death
dealing Wind.
A special from Prescott, Kas., re-
ports q terrible cyclone On the even
ing OF the 21st, at about $50 O'Clock.
There we're seventeen killed at differ
ent points throughout the county,
and an incalculable amount of dam
age was done to all kinds of property.
Prescott was literally wiped out of ex-
istence, not single building being left
standing to mark the site of O. once pros
porous anu thriving village. Reports
are coming in from all over the coun-
try OF damage by the terrible storm.
1t was a genuine cyclone, but came
from the Northwest instead of the
southwest as is usual. Hail fell all
over the county, some stones measur-
ing thirteen inches in circumference.
The killed are:
Constable Jake Stephens. Mrs. Rich
ard Hardness, Will McKinn, Mrs.
Douglas Walters and infant, Mrs.
Sarah Crone, P. Flynn and three chill
dren, an infant of S. P. Denning, Jacob
Breach and wife, a six-year-old child
OF VIM. NICK ale. The seriously in
!N1ONA AuAuUClSu i've. Ou UuO lCSIlh VI
Richard Hardness. he with his wife,
four children and Miss Minick, of Oak
land, ILL, visiting the family, were in
the house. The building was taken up
bodily, carried two hundred yards,
and dropped in an orchard. crashing
upon q large apple tree. All the occu-
pants were hurt very seriously and
Mrs. Hardness was killed. The force
OF the storm was appalling, and
wonderful freaks were performed by
the wind. It is reported that
a terrific cyclone swept over the
northern part of Vernon County, Mo-,
the same night. The cyclone seemed
to come down the river from the Kan
sas line, dealing death and destruc-
ton wherever it struck. So far az
can be learned the first place it touched
was in Metz township, passing through
Metz, Usage and Blue Mound town.
ships. Fences, houses, barns and
everything in the line OF the storm
which was about half g. mile wide
we're picked up, rent into splinters and
cast down hundreds of yards away
Trees were torn up by the roots, over
thirty houses were destroyed, and
| about fifteen persons killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

MONTREAL, April 22.-Montreal and
the valley of the st. Lawrence in the
Immediate vicinity are again inundat-
ed. An ice gorge caused by an I'M
mense field of late ice, which, crashing
into the basin Immediately above
Victoria bridge, caused q movement
in front of the city. This soon be-
coming damned at the head OF St.
Helen's Island caused the water to
rise four feet in as many minutes,
flooding Point ST. Charles, Griffin
town, ST. Paul, McGill and all other low
lying cities. The Grand Trunk shops
and yards are under water. The Albion
Hotel and Western House have two
feet of water in their dining rooms.
St. Anne's Market has four feet of
water and Chaboillez Square has the
appearance of an inland lake. The
Nuns Island is under water and 800
head of cattle are reported drowned.
The nuns themselves had to flee for
their lives in their night-clothes. In
the poorer quarters of the city, suffer
ing is great, as the poor people have
no means of obtaining provisions.
Relief committees are now being
formed on the south side of the river.
La Prairie, st. Lambert and Lorgue-
vile are under water. At the lat
ter place those living on the river
bank were awakened by the ice
crashing into the houses, carry
ing away the roofs and the walls.
Some of the people had miraculous
escapes. The fine residence of Richard
Smardon, which cost thousands to
build, is q complete wreck. At St.
Hilaire three uwo-story houses are
demolished. From the back river the
same disastrous intelligence is re-
ceived. Barns and bridges are carried
away, and there is an immense loss
to live stock. The loss to the bust
ness community is heavy. but not as
heavy as last year, as many were
prepared for the emergency. The
blasting experiments have proved a
complete failure, and have had no ef'
feet on the ice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
AN EXPLORERS SUICIDE.
Lieut.. John w. Danenhower Kills Him.
self at the Annapolis Academy.

Lieut.. John w. Danenhower Kills Him
self at the Annapolis Academy.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 2O.-Lieut.
John W. Danenhower, of Arctic fame,
was discovered at 10 o'clock this
morning dead, in his quarters at the
Naval Academy, with a bullet hole in
his right temple. He was found lay
ing on his rug in front of his fireplace
with tag tied to mis- buttonhole say
ing: "Send to my brother at Wash
ington." Although he has had men.
tai troubles since he returned from the
Arctic regions, what Immediately led
to the suicide is thought to have been
the recent grounding of the Constella-
ton on it's way to Norfolk, OF which he
had charge, and for which it is sup
posed he had fear of being court
martialed. Furthermore he was very
intimate with young Robert W. Gate
wood, who recently committed suicide
on the Carolina, and whom he saw in
death. 1t is supposed that this death
suggested the mode to him. The de-
COCsCOu oInCCI W cbS o. So1-AA-AeAW vi OCu-
ator George B. Sloan of Oswego, N. Y.
His wife and two children are now in
that city. He was about 35 years
old and an intelligent and polished
officer.
Lieut.. Danenhower WAS the second Off
Ger of the Inflated exploring ship Jeanette,
sent out under Lieut.. Commander De Long
by James Gordon Bennett OF the New
York Herald. After the loss of the Jean.
nette and the memorable retreat across
5he ice to the Siberian coast Lieut.. Dan
enhowerfs boat was the only one to reach
civilization. The crew under Lieut.. Chipp
was drowned by the capsizing of their
boat, and those under De Long, it will be
remembered, starved to death in the Lena
Delta after landing. Lieut.. Danenhower
had some trouble with one OF his eyes, and
during the retreat was so nearly blind that
his boat was placed in charge of Engineer
Melville, to whose skill the survivors OF the
Jeanette undoubtedly owe their lives.
The mental trouble that caused Lieut..
Danenhower to commit suicide evidently
originated in his affected eye.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
HOPE.

In lonely vigil till the day be born
Whose one star glfmmers pale the clouds among.
She hears the voices of the human throng,
The hopeless murmurs of world outWorn
The tumult of immitigable scorn,
The old ancestral cry of mortal wrong,
Sound like the wea y burden of song
Love loveless left and faithless faith fOresworn
Keep still undimmed the glory of the view
Which once was hers, when all the world was
new;
Her ears, that catch one strain which never dies
Hold firm, through chance and change of earth
and SKIES
Her dumb, answering faith in Good and True
-MacnsiLLd1l'S MGQnzine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
GERMAN EMIGRATION.
Official Report on the Exodus from Il
Empire During the Year.

Official Report on the Exodus from the
Empire During the Year.
BERLIN, April 21.--An official re-
port upon emigration has been pre-
sented to the Reichstag. 1t shows
that the number of emigrants from
Germany who passed through Ham
burg, Bremen and Stettin during the
year 1885 was 66,671, or q decrease
of over $4,000 from the previous year,
when $4,000 persons left the empire.
The report says that on the other
hand, the emigration from Austria
Hungary, Russia and Sweden and
Norway through the same ports in
1886 was largely in excess of that OF
1885. Most of the German migrants
were from the farming districts OF
Prussia. None of them went to the
African colonies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

A Brother of the Maine Statesman Passe
Away TODAY.

A Brother of the Maine Statesman Passes
Away To-day.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 21.-
Adjutant- General Drum to-day re-
ceived a telegram stating that Mai.
John E. Blaine, brother of James G..
Blaine, died at Hot Springs, Ark, this
morning.
John e. Blaine was born in Washington,
Pa., about fifty years ago. In 1868 he was
appointed to Quarterm aster's Department
OF the regular army. He held this position
for two years, when he resigned to 90 into
private business. In 1875 he was ap-
pointed paymaster with the rank OF major
and was assigned to duty in the North
west. His last station was in Montana
Territory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
MISERY FOR TEXAS.

The Famine Ended and to Be Followed
by Sickness.
Waco, Tex, April 21.-The rains in
Western Texas that have filled the
heretofore almost dry channel of the
Brazos River have brought with the
current mass of polluted cattle car
casses that Offset the advantages of
the rain and give promise of disease.
The carcasses are evidently from the
alkali country, as they are entirely
devoid of hair. The stencil from the
floating carcasses is dreadful. The
people are no less delighted at the
volume of water than disguised with
the pollution.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
DETERMINED TO DIE.
Painstaking Attempt at Suicide by a
Man

Painstaking Attempt at Suicide by a New
York Man.
New YORK, April 21.-George Miller,
q German pianomaker who has been
working lately as q bartender, killed
himself this morning in very extraor-
binary and painstakingm manner. He
had been confined to his bed for some
weeks from pleuro- pneumonia. He
slashed both his wrists with q sharp
knife and then plunged the weapon
twice into his breast in the region OF
the heart. He was slowly dying from
loss of blood, which was gushing from
the wounds, but to expedite matters
he climbed a ladder running outside
the building and, on reaching the Sec
ond story, threw himselfinto theyard.
The fall caused q fracture of the skull
and instant death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
A MILLlONAIRE FAILS.

Geo. Clark, the New York Capitalist,
Makes an Assignment To day.
Utica, N. Y, April 2O.-A general
assignment of George Clark, the mill.
ionaire land owner and hop dealer OF
Springfield, Otsego County, was filed
in the Oneida County clerks Office, to-
day. There are 100000 unsatisfed
judgments outstanding against him.
He owned vast tracts of land in Onei.
de-, Otsego, Madison, Chenango and
adjoining counties. His liabilities
have not been made public.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
Mr.. Cables Apology.
From the Boston Post.

Apropos of the Nineteenth Century
Club an example of the fire and ready
wit of George Gable occurs to me. It
was several years ago, at one of the
meetings of the club, when Mr.. Gable
was the lecturer of the evening. On
making his bow to the audience as he
was introduced by Mr.. Palmer, Mr..
Gable said he wished to offer an apol-
ogy for the hurried way in which his
paper had been written. "Even now"
said Mr.. Gable, IN his own inimitably
humorous way, ."the ink is hardly dry
on the last few pages, but without
doubt you will find the remainder
quite dry enough to compensate for
the wet Ones"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
FRANCE INVESTIGATES.

Beginning an Official Inquiry Into the
Arrest of Nj. Schnebeles.
PARIS, April ON. Sarrien, minis
ter of justice, has sent the procura'
tor-general to assist the procurato1
at Nancy in making an investiga
ton into the arrest of M
Schnaebeles, and to report the facts in
the case. The project Of Meurthe Eft.
Moselle, the department in which
Pagny-Sur-M oselle is situated, has ar.
rived here for the purpose of confer
ring with Premier Goblet in regard to
the arrest OF M. Schnaebeles
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
ORDERS MODEFIED.

The Movement Against the Winnebago
and Crow Reservations.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April o.
The Journals Pierre, Oak. special
says: Owing to the great dissatisfac-
ton regarding the movement of the
troops towards the Winnebago and
Grow Greek reservations, the orders
have been greatly modified, and ef-
forts are now made to make the
movement appear asharmless as pos
sible. The troops are now on the res
ervation. There is snow storm to-
day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
RAISING THE WIND.

Russia Issues Loan for Large Sum
The Passport Tax.
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 21.-Russia
has issued q 4 per cent. internal
loan amounting to 100000, 900
roubles at "a per cent. The govern
ment will accept the bonds at their
face value as security from contrac-
tors employed on public work. The
imposition of the passport tax has
been temporarily postponed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

ment to see how he has adopted the
imitation OF some popularity (that
no one one else had noticed) to des-
1gnate one whom he wants to speak
OF. He will initiate any popularity
IN a. person so perfectly that
1t Is impossible not to know to
whom his actions are to be applied
MlL[edgeVille lGa J Recorder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

is about $4,000. It is stated that
seven people are buried in the ruins of
the mill. The boiler house and silk
mill were completely wrecked. The
windows in all the buildings within
radius Of several blocks were
shaft cred
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

PARIS still retains the insane claaue
system, and one of the prominent
chiefs has resigned rather than SUBJ
NIT to reduction in his salary. The
great man was better paid than the
average actor, and had twenty of the
best seats in the house at his disposal
every night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
BAZ4ENE BOUNDED.
The Marshal Stabbed by FrenchmaI
in Madrid.

The Marshal Stabbed by a Frenchman
in Madrid.
Marshal BaZaine was assaulted at
Madrid, Spain, on the 18th, by q
Frenchman who ATTACKED him with q
poinard, exclaiming, "J'as venge ma
patrie." The marshal was danger
ously wounded about the head. His
assailant is named Nillinand. He de.
clares that he came with the intention
of killing Bazaine and that the dagger
was poisoned. He is elegantly dressed
and called himself the Correspondent
of Courier de Rochelle. Medical men
believe him to be insane,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27
INVADED BY THE RIVER.

Immense Damage Caused by an Ice Gorge
Nuns Compelled to Flee in Their
Night Clothes From Nuns Island
Great Distress in the Poorer Quarters
of the City-Three Hundred Cattle
Observation-Disclosures Carried Away.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

A SAN FRANCISCO florist who has been
replenishing his stock of flowers and
shrubs by stealing from the Noun
tain View Cemetery, was caught the
other night, and gladly paid $3.50 to
his captors for his freedom.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

AMONG the inmates of the state asy-
lum is q patient who is utterly I'M
able to recall proper names, even his
own, and it is q source of endless amuse-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-04-27

A MAGAZINE in the interest of au-
thors is coming out in Boston.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-24

BROOKLYN, March %. The farmers
began TO planting peas yesterday. rather
prematureIy. for ON rising this morning
they found covering Of snow on the
ground.
A few days ago George Taylor. cclored.
was sent to Baltimore with team belong
ing 10 Judge Rider. While there Taylor
INDUCED rather too freely and on the re-
turn trip ran into another Wagon, some
what dcmolishing that vehicle. The
driver of the unfortunate waggen became
wrothy and threw stone at Taylor, cut
ting his nose very badly. DIR. Mcpherson
rendered medical aid and Judge Rider
paid the damages on the broken wagon
As Mr.. Solley of the firm of Solley and
1jams, of Morris Hill, this district was
driving to Baltimore to-day heavy gust
of wind overturned the wagon, throwing
Mr.. Solley to the ground and causing an
arm TO be broken.
Miss Jennie Humphrey, teacher of the
public school at Morris Hill, is quite sick
The school is closed at present on account
Of her Illness
Mr.. Clinton w. Bollman while driving
out few days age was thrown from his
carriage, receiving mud bath as the
most serious injury. DICK"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-24
TFor the Evening Capital
Electricity vs.. Gas.

Mn. EDTToR:- Being constant reader
Of the CAPITAL, and having read the pro-
position in Tuesdays issue from the An
napolis Gas Light Company to the CITY
Council for lighting the city with gas, and
being in possession of certain data bear
ing upon the cost of lighting the city of
West Chester, Pa, with electricity, |
thought 1t could not be amiss at this time,
TO give your readers the data bearing upon
the cost of this system: The contract for
lighting the city is awarded to the lowest
bidder. The Edison Electric Light Com
pany received the contract last year.
There were In use 217 lamps of 16 candle
power, for which $15 per lamp per year
was paid. A portion of the time there
were only 1S9 lamps in use. The cost for
electric lights for the year aggregated
$3,262.69 The previous year gas was
used when 1t cost for gas and lighting
$4,47S.25, making difference in cost be-
tween the two systems of s ,215.56. The
company say they are furnishing light at
a lower price to West Chester than is be-
ing paid in any other town to their know
ledge. PRoGREss.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-24
The Agnes villa DENOMINATION.

This popular and we'll known actress
Agnes Wallace Villa and her company
will appear here for the first time tOmor-
row night at Masonic Opera House. To-
morrow night will be presented the New
Magdalen, in which Miss Wallace Villa
will take the leading role The company
will also give matinee performance on
Saturday at $50 o'clock for ladies and
children, at which time there will be of
fered every boy and girl under fifteen
years of age who forms the largest num-
Der of words out of the name Of Agnes
Wallace Villa" an opportunity of being
presented with gold dollar On Satur-
day night the beautiful drama of Sarah
Multon" will be presented.